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Healing Generations Curriculum For African American Men

Healing Generations Curriculum For African American Men. Sam Simmons, ADC Healing Generations Curriculum Development Specialist Jeannette Raymond Program Manager, Initiative for Violence Free Families . Welcome & Objectives. History of the Curriculum (Why) Recognitions

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Healing Generations Curriculum For African American Men

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  1. Healing Generations Curriculum For African American Men Sam Simmons, ADC Healing Generations Curriculum Development Specialist Jeannette Raymond Program Manager, Initiative for Violence Free Families

  2. Welcome & Objectives • History of the Curriculum (Why) • Recognitions • Overview of the Curriculum • Evaluation Strategies • What We’ve Learned So Far • What’s Next Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  3. Curriculum History • Why • Development • People Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  4. Recognitions • Phyllis Wheatley • African American Family Services • Father Project • Sabathani Community Center • Stillwater Prison Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  5. Core Components • Graduate program • Curriculum • Family Story • Family Tree • Focus on healing • Simple • Allow men to heal Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  6. Core Components • Workbook • Family Story Video • Pilots • Community (stories) • Prison (stories) Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  7. Curriculum Overview • Family Story • Importance of Stories and Why • Family Story DVD • Family Trees • Simplicity • Stress Management • Family Story DVD Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  8. Curriculum Overview • Indictors of healing • Videos • Appearance • Words and Statements • Healthy Statements • Developing & Maintaining Supportive Relationships • Inspired by Life & See a Future Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  9. Curriculum Overview • Indictors of healing • Journals • Healthy Statements • Developing & Maintaining Supportive Relationships • Healthy Boundaries • Inspired by Life & See a Future Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  10. Evaluation Strategies • Comparison • 20-item pre and post tests 20-item Likert scale questionnaire • Review • Healing Journey Plans • Observation • Pre and post video interviews • Flat affect vs animated (DVD) Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  11. What Happen in Pilots • Community • Father, son and grandson • Accessing mental health services • Prison • Forgiveness, mother and God • Family world view • Interview DVD Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  12. What we’ve learned • Openness of men • Support for male intimacy • Forgiveness difficult but important to forgive self first • Support for stronger relationship with families Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  13. What we’ve learned (cont.) • Masculinity and hyper-masculinity addressing shame, pain and fear of being a victim. • See beyond self with empathy • Role of facilitator Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  14. Facilitator • Facilitator & a successful curriculum • Facilitator characteristics • Background • What be can and can’t be taught • Boundaries and Self-disclosure • Facilitator's level of healing Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

  15. What’s Next • Complete initial assessment and report • Seeking resources to refine the Curriculum and published workbook • Work with IDVAAC’s offering aftercare groups. • Exploring uses for reentry and with victims Healing Generations Curriculum for AA Men

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